National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE) - Question List

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251. According to McAdams’s studies of generativity, _______________.
  1. As we age, our life goals center more around doing for others
  2. As we age, we grow more spiritual
  3. As we age, we become more assertive
  4. As we age, we become more fixed in our ways
252. All but which of the following are warning signs of the raising of an older depressed male’s risk of committing suicide?
  1. He is socially isolated
  2. He is over 85
  3. He has just retired
  4. He has recently become disabled by a chronic health problem
253. Our biological maleness or femaleness is called _____________, whereas the psychosocial concept of our maleness or femaleness is called _____________.
  1. Gender;sex
  2. Androgyny; chromosomal sex
  3. Sex; gender
  4. Chromosomal sex; androgyny
254. In some cases, well-meaning people often tell parents to “let the infant cry or you will spoil him/her by picking them up too much.” Child development experts state that an infant under six months of age cannot be “spoiled” by responding to their cries and it is necessary to respond in a timely manner to ensure appropriate bonding. Which theory and stage of development would support the experts’ stance?
  1. Freud’s oral stage of development
  2. Erikson’s trust versus mistrust stage of development
  3. Piaget’s sensorimotor stage of development
  4. There is no theory supporting this stance
255. Lev Vygotsky, psychologist, proposed that children learn through interactions with their surrounding culture. This theory is known as the_______________ of development.
  1. Behavioral perspective
  2. Socio-cultural perspective
  3. Psychoanalytic perspective
  4. Intellectual perspective

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